Fighting 21st Century Fascism

The Public Eye Magazine
The Public Eye, Winter 2014

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78

Kathryn Joyce highlights the concerted effort to fight the Indian Child Welfare Reform Act and a new coalition emerging. Plus, associate fellow Spencer Sunshine reveals what is fact and what is fiction about right-wing involvement in Occupy Wall Street.

Robert D. Johnston urges us to learn from the promises and pitfalls of the Progressive Era, rather than let conservatives use the history books to their advantage. Theo Anderson reflects on Pete Seeger and his lifelong pursuit of social justice, and Rev. Osagyefo Sekou interviews scholar E.L. Kornegay about his new book, A Queering of Black Theology.

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The Right Hand of Occupy Wall Street

From Libertarians to Nazis, the Fact and Fiction of Right-Wing Involvement
The Occupy movement had ambiguously defined enemies and used an organizing model that was easily replicated. These strategies were key elements of its success, but they also enabled a significant level of participation by the Right.
Spencer Sunshine
Article
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Small Town Cross Roads/Moving Up, Fighting Back

Creating a Path to LGBTQ Youth Liberation
In Small Town Cross Roads, Southerners On New Ground (SONG) explores the realities and dreams of queer people who live in small Southern towns like West Monroe.
Cole Parke
Rebecca Suldan
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The Adoption Crunch, the Christian Right, and the Challenge to Indian Sovereignty

Adoption agencies are now targeting tribal nations as a potential new source of babies to adopt, and forming alliances that threaten to undermine the sovereignty of Native American nations.
Kathryn Joyce
Article
An empty playground.
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The Hammer of Justice

Pete Seeger, who was born in Manhattan in 1919 and died there in January, told Mother Earth News in a 1982 interview that “it’s impossible to have education without controversy.”
Theo Anderson
Article
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The Gospel of James Baldwin

An Interview with Dr. E.L. Kornegay Jr.
Kornegay was drawn to study the work of the writer James Baldwin (1924-1987) through a comment made by the founder of Black liberation theology, James H. Cone, who once said that Baldwin taught him how to write.
Rev. Osagyefo
Article
A portrait of James Baldwin